SITTARD, The Netherlands — March 30, 2011 — As a result of continued escalations in the costs of key raw materials, DSM Engineering Plastics will increase prices on several engineering plastic product lines in North America. Increases effective as of April 14, 2011 are as follows:

Akulon® Film Grades     +$0.12 per pound
Novamid® Film Grades  +$0.12 per pound

DSM Engineering Plastics, Inc. will increase the price of Akulon® polyamide polymer for use in fibers, extrusion, and compounding effective as of April 4, 2011 as follows:

Akulon® Polyamide 6     +$0.12 per pound

Posted on March 30, 2011

Source: Royal DSM N.V.